Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haldan

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

*haldan

  1. to hold
  2. to keep

Inflection

Strong class 7c
Infinitive *haldan
1st sg. past *heald
3rd pl. past *healdun
Past ptcple *haldan
Infinitive *haldan
Genitive infin. *haldannjas
Dative infin. *haldannjē
Instrum. infin. *haldannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *haldu *heald
2nd singular *haldiʀi *healdī
3rd singular *haldidi *heald
1st plural *haldum *healdum
2nd plural *haldid *healdud
3rd plural *haldand *healdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *haldē *healdī
2nd singular *haldēs *healdī
3rd singular *haldē *healdī
1st plural *haldēm *healdīm
2nd plural *haldēþ *healdīd
3rd plural *haldēn *healdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hald
Plural *haldid
Present Past
Participle *haldandī *haldan

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 184:PWGmc *haldan